His Royal Highness together with Dr Thongloun Sisoulith then proceeded to the dais to receive the salute of honour, followed by the national anthems of both countries. The Lao Prime Minister then inspected the guard of honour mounted by members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).

He was then introduced to the Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, the Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force, the Commander of the RBAF, and ASEAN foreign envoys in Brunei Darussalam as well as permanent secretaries at the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

His Royal Highness was also introduced to members of the delegation of the Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The delegation includes Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Saleumxay Kommasith.

Diplomatic relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic were established on July 27, 1993.

Since then, the two countries have been cooperating extensively in various fields including education, technical assistance, and culture, youth and sports.